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The CFA's training facility at Fiskville, Victoria has been closed indefinitely after a dangerous chemical was found in its water supply. Firefighters say their bosses sold Fiskville as "the Whitsundays of Victoria," yet they claim recruits were being forced to use carcinogenic fire ...

Its claimed a long running turf war over the control of fire fighting in NSW is affecting fire ground operations as the NSW Rural Fire Service faces internal criticism about its accountability and review processes following major fires. Gregg Borschmann reports. In the 17 years since it was ...

Australia is a country that is prone to natural disasters: the damage caused by Cyclones Marcia in Queensland and Cyclone Lam in the Northern Territory are just the latest examples of that. Now Queensland-based aviation researchers have developed drones which can make emergency landings. The ...